Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Australia
Australia
Types
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
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Number of Varieties
21
0
40000
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Habitat
open forests
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-117-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-6
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval/Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
530.00 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
530.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Keep immersed in water
In Summer
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
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Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Frogs
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Acacia retinodes
MARSILEA mutica
Common Name
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
In Hindi
Silver Wattle
Pepperwort
In German
Silver Wattle
Pepperwort
In French
Mimosa d'été
Pepperwort
In Spanish
acacia amarilla
Pepperwort
In Greek
ασήμι μιμόζα
Pepperwort
In Portuguese
Acacia retinodes
Pepperwort
In Polish
Silver Wattle
Pepperwort
In Latin
Silver Wattle
Pepperwort
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Charophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Fabales
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Family
Fabaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Acacia
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Lapidieae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
95065
1
27800
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